How Younger Investors, SpaceX Free-Float & Options Are Powering NDX Outperformance

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Nasdaq’s Kevin Davitt explains how SpaceX’s rebalancing and rising free float reflect younger investors’ tilt toward the NDX, and why volatility and options activity matter for the index’s continued outperformance.

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Kevin Davitt walks through a concrete chain of events: SpaceX's quarterly rebalancing increased its free float, which he says acts like a litmus test for younger investors shifting more capital into the Nasdaq-100 (NDX). He connects that demographic tilt to heavier options flow and periods of higher volatility, arguing those two market plumbing items can amplify the index's outperformance when large tech names gain floating shares. The clip is notable because it links a mechanical index change to real trading behavior, not just corporate fundamentals.